Hinkley Point C
With the Hinkley Point C project, Framatome participates in one of the major industrial projects of the coming decade.
EDF Energy is building the first new nuclear power station in the UK for a generation at Hinkley Point in Somerset. The two Hinkley Point C EPR reactors will provide reliable, low-carbon electricity that will meet approximately 7% of the UK's electricity needs.
Framatome has been awarded several sub-contracts for the construction of 2 EPR by NNB*on the Hinkley Point site.
* NNB is the structure created by EDF Energy, EDF's UK subsidiary for the Hinkley Point project, in partnership with the Chinese nuclear group CGNC (China General Nuclear Corporation).
Fast facts
- Net electric output: 2 x 1,600 MWe
- Reactor thermal output: 4,500 MWth
- NNB is responsible for the overall project management and is the project owner
Scope
Within the scope of the Hinkley Point C project, AREVA has won several subcontracts to the value of over 5 billion euros.
- The production activities of both nuclear steam supply systems, since their design and their procurement, to their commissioning, will be under the responsibility of Framatome. That will also be the case for the execution and supply of the NPP's operational and safety instrumentation and control system.
- On the other hand, an agreement on the supply of fuel was also signed. Framatome will be responsible for the long-term fuel fabrication and supplying, necessary for the operation of both nuclear steam supply systems.
The part of the project concerning preliminary fuel fabrication activities, including the extraction of uranium, its conversion and enrichment, will be conducted by AREVA.
Timeline
| July 2011 | EDF Energy and AREVA sign a contract to start manufacturing forgings for the two EPR reactors for Hinkley Point C |
| October 2013 | Signature of partnership agreements between AREVA, EDF, CGN and CNNC |
| October 2014 | Positive decision of the European commission |
| 2015 | London and Beijing sign the agreement paving the way for the construction of two EPR reactors at Hinkley Point |
| July 2016 | EDF’s Board of Directors approves the final investment decision |
| September 2016 | Agreement from the British government on the construction of two EPR reactors at Hinkley Point C and completion of signature of the contracts between AREVA and the project stakeholders in the UK |
| March 2017 | First concrete successfully poured for power station galleries |
